Featured Ride for July: Rick's 1987 IROC

 

I was very impressed when I saw Rick Lindstedt's car.  It is very well built (and fast too!) Rick has posted a best time of 12.01 @ 118.5.  Thats right, 12.01.  If you would like the recipe for a low 12 second car, follow along:

First start w/ your favorite F-body:                
     1987 Yellow Gold Camaro IROC-Z
     5.7 Liter V-8 (TPI) Options: Leather,
     T-Tops, etc. Weight: 3655 lbs. w/ driver

 

Do some minor tweaking under the hood:

ENGINE: 355 c.i. 
-Original 350 bored .030 
-Crank turned .010 and micro polished
-TRW Forged 2490 pistons 
-Speed Pro File Fit Rings 
-Competition Cams - custom nitrous grind
-Crane 1.6 roller tipped rockers
-Cloyes roller timing set
-Clevite 77 bearings
-ARP rod bolts
-ARP Head studs 
-ACCEL HEI Module
-ACCEL Super coil
-ACCEL adjustable pressure regulator 
-SVO 24lb injectors
-Taylor Spiro-Pro Wires 8mm
-Felpro 1010 Headgaskets
-Melling Hi volume/pressure oil pump 
-Canton Race Oil Pan 

INDUCTION: 
-SLP Air foil
-SLP Cold Air Induction box
-Street & Performance plenum (Ported & Polished)-Street & Performance 52mm throttle body (Polished)
-AS & M Big Tube runners [tapped for nitrous fogger nozzles]
-Accel/Lingenfelter Big Mouth Intake
-AFR 195 Aluminum heads
-Modified MAF

 

 

Don't forget to beef up the other parts of the car:

EXHAUST: 
-Hooker Super Competition Long Tubes
-Mufflex Y-pipe & 3" intermediate pipe with Borla Hemi Muffler 

DRIVETRAIN: 
-Precision Industries Torque Convertor - 2800 stall
-91 3.23 LSD 10 Bolt 
-Denny's 3.5" MMC HD Aluminum Driveshaft

SUSPENSION: 
-SouthSide Machine Subframe connectors
-Passenger side air bag

BRAKES: 
-Russel Stainless Steel brake lines 
-Performance Friction Pads

Tires/Wheels: 
-Factory Gold 5 spoke wheels
-Bridgestone RE730 245/50/16

 

Throw in a few extra "goodies":

-Custom Tuned Chip with GMEPro
-American Sports Car Design "SS" hood
-Grant "Collector's Edition" Steering wheel w/ billet center cap
-A-Pillar mounted Intellitronix Fuel Pressure & Air/Fuel Ratio gauges
-Nitrous Gauge in console
-Cyberdyne Oil Temp Gauge
-Cyberdyne Tranny Oil Temp Gauge 
-Chromed Fire Extingusher
-Polished Nitrous bottle and brackets
-NOS 8" Bottle heater
-Tommy Johnson Jr. Mini starter
-March Under Drive Pulley set
-Speed Density ECM Conversion (In the works)

 

 

Oh yeah, and most important: Laughing gas!           

-Nitrous Oxide Systems Direct Port Nitrous     

 

If you would like your car to be a featured ride, contact the ADMIN.

 

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